The defensive ability is terrible! The Lakers wing new players do not seem to be a 3D player effect?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Golden State Warriors, who played at home, successfully defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 111-103. After this game, the Warriors got a good start in the preseason; while the Lakers suffered two consecutive losses in the preseason.

In this game, the performance of the Lakers' starting wing new player Jake LaRavia is still unsatisfactory. Laravia played 19 minutes and 51 seconds in the whole game, made 5 of 10 shots, and 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, scoring 10 points, 3 assists and 1 steal. She also had 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, and the plus and negative values ​​were lower than the lowest in the game -29. Laravia still showed certain scoring ability on the offensive end, and he also showed some of his talents in passing and organization. But the problem is that Laravia performed very poorly on the defensive end. He did not show the defensive ability that everyone should have at all. Not only is he not a defensive player, he can even be said to be the weak link of the team on the defensive end. He can be said to be the player with the worst defensive ability in the team's starting lineup. Considering the Lakers' expectations for him, such performance is indeed too bad.

Laravia played for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings last season. In the NBA regular season last season, Laravia made a total of 66 appearances, averaging 20.4 minutes per game, averaging 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1.3 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.5%, three-point shooting percentage was 42.3%, and free throw shooting percentage was 67.8%. In the previous game when the team lost to the Phoenix Suns, Laravia made 3 of 6 shots and 1 of 2 from outside the three-point line during the playing time of 19 minutes and 1 of 2 points and 1 of 3 points, scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and had 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -15.

Laravia's overall performance last season was quite good. He made great progress on both offense and defense. He is a good 3D type wing player. Not only does he have good scoring ability on the offense, but his performance on the defensive end is also quite highlighted. This summer, the Lakers provided Laravia with a two-year contract with a total amount of $12 million, which is also the Lakers' heavyweight signing this summer. As a result, Laravia's performance on the defensive end in two preseason games was a bit terrible. Even though he showed a certain scoring ability on the offensive end and his offensive efficiency was not worse than everyone thought, but his problem on the defensive end was too serious. With Laravia's performance, it seems that something unrealistic for the Lakers to expect him to replace Dorian Finney-Smith, who left the team.